Privacy Policy

Introduction

We at My College Route' and our Parent Organization “MARCOM” are committed to respecting your online privacy and recognise your need for appropriate protection and management of any personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") you share with us.

"Personal Information" means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, a home or other physical address and an email address or other contact information, whether at work or home. In general, you can visit mycollegeroute.com Web pages without telling us who you are or revealing any Personal Information about yourself.

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Some of our Web pages utilise "cookies" and other tracking technologies. A "cookie" is a small text file that may be used, for example, to collect information about Web site activity. Some cookies and other technologies may serve to recall Personal Information previously indicated by a Web user. Most browsers allow you to control cookies, including whether or not to accept them and how to remove them.

You may set most browsers to notify you if you receive a cookie, or you may choose to block cookies with your browser, but please note that if you choose to erase or block your cookies, you will need to re-enter your original user ID and password to gain access to certain parts of the Web site and some sections of the site would not work.

Tracking technologies may record information such as Internet domain and host names, Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser software and operating system types, click stream patterns, and dates and times that our site is accessed. Our use of cookies and other tracking technologies allows us to improve our Web site and your Web experience. We may also analyse information that does not contain Personal Information for trends and statistics.

Third-Party Services

Third parties provide certain information available on www.mycollegeroute.com (A unit of Marcom). 'My College Route (A unit of Marcom)' may provide information, including Personal Information, that 'My College Route (A unit of Marcom)' Collects on the Web to third-party service providers to help us deliver programs, products, information, and services. Service providers are also an important means by which 'My College Route (A unit of Marcom) maintains its website and mailing lists. 'My College Route (A unit of Marcom) will take reasonable steps to ensure that these third-party service providers are obligated to protect Personal Information on My College Route’s behalf.

'My College Route (A unit of Marcom)' does not intend to transfer Personal Information without your consent to third parties who are not bound to act on My College Route (A unit of Marcom)'s behalf unless such transfer is legally required. Similarly, it is against My College Route (A unit of Marcom) policy to sell Personal Information Collected online without consent.

Your Consent

By using this Website, you consent to the terms of our Online Privacy Policy and My College Route (A unit of Marcom) processing of Personal Information for the purposes given above as well as those explained where 'My College Route (A unit of Marcom)' Collects Personal Information on the Web.

Information security

• We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorised access to or unauthorised alteration, disclosure or destruction of data.
• We restrict access to your personally identifying information to employees who need to know that information to operate, develop or improve our services.

Updating your information

• We provide mechanisms for updating and correcting your personally identifying information for many of our services. For more information, please see the help pages for each service.

Children

• My College Route (A unit of Marcom) will not contact children under the age of 18 about special offers or for marketing purposes without a parent's permission.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

• My College Route (A unit of Marcom) does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people (save with your consent) or non-affiliated companies except to provide products or services you've requested when we have your permission or under the following circumstances:
  • We provide the information to trusted partners who work on behalf of or with ' My College Route (A unit of Marcom) ' under confidentiality agreements. These companies may use your personal information to help ' My College Route (A unit of Marcom) communicate with you about offers from ' My College Route (A unit of Marcom) ' and our marketing partners. However, these companies do not have any independent right to share this information.
  • We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;
  • We believe it is necessary to share information to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of My College Route (A unit of Marcom) terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
  • We transfer information about you if ' My College Route (A unit of Marcom) ' is acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, ' My College Route (A unit of Marcom) will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
• 'My College Route (A unit of Marcom) ' displays targeted advertisements based on personal information. Advertisers (including ad-serving companies) may assume that people who interact with, view, or click on targeted ads meet the targeting criteria - for example, women ages 18-24 from a particular geographic area.
  • My College Route (A unit of Marcom) does not provide any personal information to the advertiser when you interact with or view a targeted ad. However, by interacting with or viewing an ad, you are consenting to the possibility that the advertiser will assume that you meet the targeting criteria used to display the ad.
  • My College Route (A unit of Marcom) advertisers include financial service providers (such as banks, insurance agents, stock brokers and mortgage lenders) and non-financial companies (such as stores, airlines, and software companies).
• My College Route (A unit of Marcom) works with vendors, partners, advertisers, and other service providers in different industries and categories of business. For more information regarding the providers of products or services that you've requested, please read our detailed reference links.

Confidentiality and Security

• We limit access to personal information about you to employees who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or to do their jobs.
• We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with the laws prevalent in India to protect personal information about you. We seek to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Information Technology Act of 2000 and the Rules made there to ensure the protection and preservation of your privacy.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

My College Route (A unit of Marcom) reserves the right to update, change or modify this policy at any time. The policy shall come into effect from the date of such update, change or modification.

Contact Information

My College Route (A unit of Marcom) welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement at the contact address given on the website. Should there be any concerns about contravention of this Privacy Policy, My College Route (A unit of Marcom) will employ all commercially reasonable efforts to address the same.